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SUGGESTED SAFETY RUTES For Operotion Of MATERIATS HANDTING EQUIP'I'IENT

(Courtesy of Southern California Retail Lumber Association)

1. Never move any mechanical equipment faster than a walk, unless you have a clear and unobstructed view of the immediate area to be traversed. Always face in the direction of travel.

2. Never permit any part of the equipment to which you are assigned, or any object or thing being loaded thereon, transported thereby or unloaded therefrom, to come within six feet (6') of any high voltage electrical line of 750 volts or more.

3. Never permit any unauthorized, person to mount or ride on the mechanical equipment to which you are assigned.

4. Never ride, or permit any other person to ride, on the side of a truck or carrier, or on the forks of a lift truck, or on the sling of a crane, or any other mechanical equipment.

.5. Never lift or lower loads while carrying equipment is traveling.

6. Never drive faster than a walk through the doorway of any buliding or around any blind corner.

7. When approaching blind corners, narrow passag€ways, or persons from behind, sound a few short blasts on horn in plenty of time for people to move to safety.

8. Drive carefully at all times and under all conditions.

9. Avoid sudden stops. Don't jam your brakes and don't cut corners or "cowboy" your equipment.

10. Always set brakes and cut off power before leaving vehicle.

Georgio-Pocific Reports Outlook Good for Increqsed 1957 Eornings

The outlook for increased earnings for Georgia-I'acific Corporation in 7957 is good and the longer-term prospects are excellent, said the 1956 Annual Report. Or,ven R. Cheatham, president, and llobert B. Pamplin, executive vice-president, stated that trvo major timber acquisitions, involving approximately 8 billion feet of tirlber, brought Georgia-Pacific's total holdings to more than 12 billion feet, all grorving on land orvned by the corporation. Georgia-Pacific is now the o\\rner of one of the largest reserves of oldgron'th timber in the United States.

"The results of the corporation's 1956 rtperatious estalllished record highs," the ofEcials stated. Botl-r the short and long-term timber harvesting programs of Georgia-Pacific should generate cash and profits "at a rate not before realized," the report said.

"The increased number of proclucts n.ratle from tinrlter and the per capita demand gro'n'th are impressive," stockholclers l'ere told. "Of these proclucts the most vigorotts grou'th has been dernonstrated by plyrvood and plyr'voocl procluctsand paper and paper products coltsumer deman<l for both plyu,ood and kraft is expected to double over the next t'nrenty vears."